NCAR and a funny.
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 08:01AM On Tuesday, our homeschool group (well about 50 kids worth, which is actually only a small portion of our entire group) met up in Boulder at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). After splitting up into more manageable sized groups, we watched a short video, got a tour of the facility (the boys particularly liked seeing the supercomputer room), had a lesson on lightning/lightning safety and then were free to roam the exhibits on our own. While much of the information was stuff the boys already knew about, we still enjoyed the gorgeous facility (designed by I.M. Pei!), the time with friends and the hands-on lesson:
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Asher and Micah, though, did not appreciate the lightning tube exhibit...which Noah used to demonstrate just how he could shock each of them if they put their feet up off the floor so they weren't grounded. Brothers, lol. ;)
(Also. If, btw, you're local and haven't been to the National Center for Atmospheric Research, I highly recommend going! Even if you're not interested in all the science stuff (which is actually very cool), the building and the view are spectacular!)
After that, we headed to Longmont to meet up with Nathan for lunch and then hit the store closing sale of the Borders there near Nathan's office. We managed to spend more than we should have (but snagged some great books!) but my favorite part was this:
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Obviously, some employee had a great sense of humor (and is a Harry Potter fan), as this endcap was filled with empty hangers...hilarious!
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Great pictures Amanda! I wish I would have gotten one with the electricity/hair.